Michael R. Morgan
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| Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1, 2017 – September 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Robert H. Edmunds Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Allison Riggs[1] |
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| Born | Michael Rivers Morgan October 22, 1955 New Bern, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Duke University (BA) North Carolina Central University (JD) |
Michael Rivers Morgan (born October 22, 1955)[2][3] is an African-American judge from the state of North Carolina. Morgan is an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Previously, he served as a judge on the 3rd division of North Carolina Superior Court for Judicial Circuit 10B, which covers Wake County.
In the 2016 election, Judge Morgan defeated 16-year incumbent Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Edmunds Jr., winning 54.45% of the votes and a majority of the state's counties.[2]
Morgan is an alumnus of Duke University (A.B. degree, 1976) and North Carolina Central University (J.D. degree, 1979).[4]
On May 18, 2023, Morgan announced that he would not be a candidate for reelection.[5] He later announced on August 24, 2023 that he would be resigning from the court during the week of September 4th, 2023.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Governor Cooper Announces Two Judicial Appointments
- ^ a b Boughton, Melissa (2016-11-09). "Election brings Democratic majority to N.C. Supreme Court with Mike Morgan win". NC Policy Watch.
- ^ North Carolina County Marriages
- ^ "MEET JUDGE MORGAN".
- ^ https://www.carolinajournal.com/justice-morgan-will-not-seek-re-election-opening-nc-supreme-court-race-in-24/
- ^ Fain, Travis (2023-08-24). "NC Supreme Court Justice Michael Morgan, a possible gubernatorial candidate, stepping down early". WRAL News.
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